Fort Smith police identify body recovered from Arkansas River

Police lights are shown in this file photo.
Police lights are shown in this file photo.

FORT SMITH — Police have identified the body of a man that was found and recovered from the Arkansas River near Harry E. Kelley River Park on Sunday.

Aric Mitchell, police spokesman, wrote in a news release Monday his department’s preliminary investigation identified the man as Jose Molina-Portillo, 43. There were reportedly no immediate signs of foul play.

Molina-Portillo’s body was sent to the Arkansas State Medical Examiner to determine cause and manner of death, according to Mitchell.



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